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spate

[speyt] / speɪt /


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The trial is the latest case seeking justice for a spate of similar thefts in recent years from libraries across Europe, suspected to be the work of an organised network.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board, whose mandate is to protect swimmers from attacks, says nets have helped significantly reduce fatal encounters since the 1950s, when a spate of attacks devastated local tourism.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

During the state’s last major spate of poisonings in 2016, 14 cases were reported.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

That’s what’s peculiar about Gyllenhaal’s recent spate: These characters feel almost outdated, as if he’d fantasized, years ago, about playing parts like these but never got the opportunity when he was Hollywood’s critical darling.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Rills of water began to run down; soon they grew to a spate that splashed and fumed on the stones, and spouted out over the cliff like the gutters of a vast roof.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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